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COURSE SYLLABUS: Legislative Process and Behavior

Course Title:	PS440 - Legislative Process and Behavior
Department:	Political Science
Instructor:	Dr. Deryl Gulliford - E-Mail | Personal E-Mail |  Vita
E-mail	dgullifo@canyoncollege.edu
Personal E-mail	deryl@pldi.net
Phone (office BlackBerry®/cell):	(405) 219-6715
Phone (cell):	(405) 219-6227
Phone (home):	(405) 285-1974
Pager:	(877) 724-3711, PIN 5539
Address:	118 Gardenwood Dr, Holdenville, OK 74848-9528

Course Description:

This course presents a solid overview of the American Legislative Process including recent changes in the political scene, congressional rules, levels of public support, leverage of special interest groups and interface of federal and state entities.

Text – Online Bookstore

The American Legislative Process, 10th Edition. Keefe and Ogul. ISBN 0130877034
Pearson Education Publishing. May 2000.

Course Format:

This course is divided into five units, covering text chapters as follows:

Unit 1 – Chapters 1-3
Unit 2 – Chapters 4-6
Unit 3 – Chapters 7-9
Unit 4 – Chapter 10-11
Unit 5 - Chapters 12-14

Communication with Instructor:

Students are expected to communicate with the professor weekly during the course term. A brief e-mail update is sufficient, although the professor will be pleased to discuss any matter by phone during the work day or during the evening hours at home.

Evaluation:

There is a written essay examination for each Unit, and a Scholarly Paper (approximately 10 pages in length) is required for completion of the course. The Scholarly Paper topic and outline must be approved prior to writing. There is no final examination for this course.

Grade Weighting:

Each Unit Exam is worth 15% of the course grade, and the Scholarly Paper is worth 25% of the course grade.

Course Topics: Students should expect to study the following topics in the process of completing this course:

- Legislators and Legislatures
- Legislative Structures and Powers
- Apportionment
- Electoral Process
- Legislative Structure for Decision-Making
- Committee Systems
- Debate on the Floor
- Political Parties
- Interest Groups
- The Chief Executive as Legislator
- Legislative-Judicial Relations

About the Professor:

Dr. Gulliford is CEO of Stevens County Hospital in Hugoton, Kansas. He has fifteen years of experience in senior healthcare management. His clinical background includes work in respiratory care, critical care medicine, non-invasive and invasive cardiology, and cardiovascular perfusion. Dr. Gulliford is Vice-President of Pioneer Health Network, a group of 18 Kansas and Oklahoma hospitals, and Vice-President of the Kansas Hospital Association Southwest District. He was recently elected to Chair the newly formed Small and Rural Hospitals Division of the American Academy of Medical Administrators.

Dr. Gulliford’s philosophy:

………therefore however you want people to treat you, so treat them.

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